2 minutes ago, keight said:

I have a similar story. About five years ago I have created an excel sheet for  A319/A320 takeoff and landing performance calculations. They were based on conservative calculations from tables available in fcom and qrh. It took me few months to complete the project including creating my own design, developing formulas, enter endless data and testing. Then I published it on the FSLabs forum but some day I saw it on flightsim.to. I recognized familiar appearance on the screenshot downloaded and found its exactly the same spreadsheet with slightly modified colors and hidden A319 data. The so called author never asked  permission and somehow hacked my spreadsheet as it was protected by password. Judging by the comments he is pretending he is a creator and craziest thing he accepts donations by paypal link in the description 🙂

https://flightsim.to/file/11740/takeoff-landing-performance-calculator-a320

 

 

This is absolutely unacceptable.  I'm not sure why fsto would delete some files but keep other copied files.  It doesn't make any sense.

I don't use the Airbus but that looks very complex indeed.

14 minutes ago, ryanbatc said:

 I'm not sure why fsto would delete some files but keep other copied files.  It doesn't make any sense.

 

It doesn't make any sense to you because

a) you obviously are no expert in law in general and not to mention in the complex matter of copyright law

b) you don't know the point of view of fs.to and the full correspondence between all the parties in these cases. 

That is why this whole thread doesn't make any sense.

 

Edited March 15, 20233 yr by RALF9636

9 minutes ago, Mike62 said:

I did not get a chance to download Crispy's Jag paint, do you know if he has uploaded to other sites.

 

I'm not certain.  I know he is on the main microsoft flightsim forums.  Perhaps this all can be resolved.  If not I will contact him and see if he plans on hosting his files elsewhere.

5 minutes ago, ryanbatc said:

This is absolutely unacceptable.  I'm not sure why fsto would delete some files but keep other copied files.  It doesn't make any sense.

I don't use the Airbus but that looks very complex indeed.

I never complained and reported him. Even if it would have been deleted from fsto he will publish it somewhere else. 

4 minutes ago, RALF9636 said:

 

That is why this whole thread doesn't make any sense.

 

I don't agree.  We have evidence of one user stealing another's work.  And flightsim.to has not taken the correct action on the matter.

38 minutes ago, ryanbatc said:

I don't agree.  We have evidence of one user stealing another's work.  And flightsim.to has not taken the correct action on the matter.

We still haven't seen the reasons fs.to have given for their action resp. non-action.

Without being able to assess the point of view of fs.to and the reasons behind it, it is premature and inappropriate to make judgements.

I am not defending anyone here, but we should be more careful with public accusations.

Audiatur et altera pars.

1 hour ago, ryanbatc said:

I don't agree.  We have evidence of one user stealing another's work.  And flightsim.to has not taken the correct action on the matter.

Did you actually ask me for permission to publicly upload my files (textures) here on a server other than flightsim.to for comparison?

Have you read the terms before you judge others?

Think about it!

3 minutes ago, Raller said:

Did you actually ask me for permission to publicly upload my files (textures) here on a server other than flightsim.to for comparison?

Have you read the terms before you judge others?

Think about it!

Those are just gifs of the actual files.  They are not the actual files.  This all could have been avoided by simply asking Crispy to use his files.

To better understand the flightsim.to situation I would need to pay a subscription to upload repaints or scenery??

If that is the case what is the problem?

sp

Edited March 16, 20233 yr by Sky_Pilot071

3 minutes ago, Sky_Pilot071 said:

To better understand the flightsim.to situation I would need to pay a subscription to upload repaints or scenery??

If that is the case what is the problem?

 

You don't need to pay to upload files.  You just need to ask permission from an author before using their work and uploading it as your own.

Just now, ryanbatc said:

You don't need to pay to upload files.  You just need to ask permission from an author before using their work and uploading it as your own.

Makes perfect sense.  How does one enforce that?

sp

1 minute ago, Sky_Pilot071 said:

Makes perfect sense.  How does one enforce that?

sp

The site admin would use common sense, logic, and evidence.

44 minutes ago, Raller said:

Did you actually ask me for permission to publicly upload my files (textures) here on a server other than flightsim.to for comparison?

Have you read the terms before you judge others?

Think about it!

Are you trying to establish a defense that you didn't know the difference between a texture file, and a picture of that texture, so are not morally culpable for your activities...?

2 hours ago, guenseli said:

Like most sites, also this site does have that information when you like to find it: Flightsim.to > legal > Contact

I was looking for a bit more information than just names and telephone numbers. I'm curious to know exactly who Sepehr Habashi is, and what his relationship / history with flightsim is.

Did the original authors of the two examples here (the livery and the performance calculation excel) ask flightsim.to to remove the infringing files themselves?  And we’re they denied?